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Show Effort Is Continued West Valley City, UT. 0D OP Well Not Likely To Run Dry For Area Share Holders flow LaRee Pehrson than irrigation costs less using culinary water. In the beginning there miss the water until the were 650 stockholders, well runs dry is an adage that has been most of whom had large around for a long time. parcels of land with about 50 shares of stock. And so has the Utah and Salt Lake Canal Today there are 2,100 which serves as the lifestockholders, with more blood of the West Valley than half owning only area, having been incor- one share of stock. It was 1905 w hen Utah porated in 1880 to last 100 years. As a result it Copper came to town and the water once used had to be recently reincorporated, but this by the settlers on the time planners had more tailings pond became a valuable resource in the foresight than their promilling of the ore. Begenitors and established it in perpetuity to last as fore Utah Copper devellong as the need for oped other supplies water was in the canal water exists. It w as dug with teams the year round. At times the blowing and scrapers by farmers all along the route, snow in winter would fill and at one time the the canal with drifts channel extended as far which congealed into west as Point of West ice. For this reason copMountains to water per officials built quaint farms where Kenne-cott- s wooden snow fences all tailings pond now along the route that looked like a series of stands. The engineering skills stiles from an English of the early-daplancountryside. ners were so precise During bitter cold that they are reputed to weather, however, the be more accurate than canal sometimes froze engineers employing almost solid at certain modern-damethods. points along the chanToday the system they nel. Then copper comset up is still supplying pany employes would fluid for dynamite the ice to keep the the water flowing. the last of the West VaFor a time after the lleys big agricultural spreads, in addition to industrial need dwindindividual homeowners led, the canal company left 10 second feet of who find that gravity MAGNA. You never water in the canal for cattle and youngsters along the way used the frozen surface to try out ' Lake has served as a natural reservoir to serve seven canals. On- ly once in all that time seven different areas, Bluffdale, including Riverton, South Jordan, West Jordan, Granger, 11 tiwt tt? .r $.. ; . r. J . , V . . . Bunions Bone spurs and calcium deposits Arch problems Circulatory problems of the foot Arthritis in the lower extremities Ingrown toenails Foot pain and other involving problems feet and lower extremities H. RONALD BROWN, D.P.M. PODIATRY - FOOT w GRANGER. A presenon Family History will be offered at Granger Library Saturday afternoon by Bertram Merrell. The 3:30 p.m. presentation for which there will be no admission charge includes a color slide lecture on tracing family histories in England and Wales. A question and answer period will follow. Mr. Merrell, a three-yea- r Removing a homemade raft from Utah and Salt Lake Canal are superintendent Ethan Woodbury (left) and president John Sutton. PUSH AND PULL Redwood Rd. B For appointments call 967 3338 Medicare and Medicaid accepted water first flowed through the earthen channel until the present time. In the century it has been in existence, Utah et- - "The Family Health and Home Center" W. 5415 So..I Kearns Shopping Center JnWc 968-354- 4 mm U dMF . their new Christmas skates. Now the channel is dry six months out of the year, but it hasnt been too long ago that Kenne-cot- t had water in the canal in very early spring, a month or two before it was needed by farmers. The Utah and Salt Lake Canal has had a tremendous impact on the west side of the valley from the time the 4370 South 4067 worth of damage all along the canal. Sutton said that 450 feet of the canal has been lined with cement has been trappers are who willing to trap the small varmints. Trespassing in the last few years has reached an all-tim- e high, according to the ficers incorporated areas as well as the (SeePage 9B, Col. 3) TOE MONTH! TAYLOR AUTOMOTIVE SHOP "ALL WORK GUARANTEED" COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE . . did the water level drop low enough to cause a drought. That was in 1934 when the area was also caught in the grip of a financial depression. And there has only been one year when the canals have been able to get water out of Utah Lake without aid of a large pumping plant at Saratoga which supplies second feet of 1,000 water to canals on both sides of the Jordan River. Almost all have to be pumped by electrical power. Over the years many prominent people in the West Valley area have served on the seven-membcanal board. Among them were Bishop H. T. Spencer of Pleasant Green, Walt Reid, representing Magna, George Bertoch, Tom Evans, Jim Ridd and Martin Rasmussen, all residents of Hunter. J. Hyrum Breeze of Magna was president of the canal board until a couple of years before he died at age 92 and Hyrum Bertoch of Hunter was a director for a considerable length of time until he retired a little more than a year ago. Current directors are John Turner, Morris of Granger, is a native of England. For 12 years prior to coming here he was involved fulltime in genealogical research. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WORK BRAKE JOB TAYLOR AUTOMOTIVE 4669 WEST 3500 966-424- 3 SO. Behind Hunter Auto Supply meeting 4 H following the annual stockholders S I I LYNN WILSON DOUBLE LUCK CUT 16 OZ. 32 oz. GREEN BEANS PEPSI, DIET PEPSI AND 5,.. I00 HIRES ROOT BEER FOR IGA 32 OZ. 1 69 STRAWBERRY PRESERVES ARM FOR per mouth 4090 West 3500 South rrrrrrrrrrfr 3J n u U 09c TISSUE Acrfl - s38 CYL "STATE INSPECTIONS" FAMILY SCOTT 4 ROLL PACK 12 8 ENGINE OVERHAULS NO NAME 7 OZ. Limit $38 Hunter and Magna. A president and vice president are elected from the body at the first meeting. The president is usually by virtue of experience he garnered through association with the function of the canal. A fulltime superintendent, Ethan Woodbury of Granger, patrols the more than 30 miles of waterway that begins at Jordan Narrows and ends at Kennecott. He measures the water at the 52 regular weirs, and a many alternate and high weirs, to insure delivery to the stockholders who depend on the water to irrigate crops, keep lawns green and act as a natural air conditioner for subdivisions that surround irrigated fields. Winder noted that the increase in power rates is costing the company more now and it is important to practice to keep conservation assessments down. He also said that the increase in postage has resulted in water notices being sent only once a year instead of three and he cautioned stockButterfield, Paul holders not to carelessly let their stock go delinqSchmidt, Marvin Steaduent. Assessments are man, Ethan Woodbury, Richard Edler and John levied each fall. They become delinquent on Sutton, who is president. According to Ed Nov. 20. Winder, who has spent Perhaps the greatest more than 50 years as problems with the Utah secretary of the canal and Salt Lake Canal are board, the organization people who throw debris has had an excellent hisin the water, trespastory. He noted that there sers on the canal banks have usually been matand those who take the ure men on the board water out of turn. whose conservative According to Mr. Sutviews have managed to ton when the diversion keep water assessments gates are opened at the down. In fact although Jordan Narrows on the U&SLC is the largest April 15, there is about of the seven, it has the three miles of rubbish lowest assessments of that is pushed before the water. He added that it any canal in the valley. Directors represent takes from 32 to 34 hours O - TUNE UPS FOR MAC. & CHEESE iJ) . 00 12 OZ. WHOLE SUH ORANGE JUICE PICTSWEET 10 PEAS 0Z. PACK. & CORN 3.J 00 FRESM PRODUCE mm ?mm trmmJ C.Btml RESTAURANT ( of muskrat 1,000 feet of installed at Jordan Narrows for the same reason. Currently the canal company is workng with the State Wildlife Resources in an attempt to find two men, who pointed veout that hicles are using the canal banks as a recreational site. The practice creates clouds of dust that cause problems for homeowners along the canal and heavy usage causes deterioration of the canal bank and added expense for the canal company. To counteract the problem, Sutton said officials are working with law enforcement of- NOW OPEN tation resident SURGtRY cwc-o-- but muskrats cause hundreds of dollars Family History Presentation Set At Library life-givin- g . few problems (however, the canal company discourages the practice) activity and concrete 7, 1980 off-roa- d on account There are also a few live bodies in the canal y Treatment (or: Running or jogging injuries Callouses, Corns and too, according to Sutton, who noted that he often sees children and muskrats swimming in the water. Usually youngsters in the canal cause Thors., Aug. stream. y . . to feed the debris through to 9180 West where it is removed from the system. The water depth is from four to seven feet. Mr. Woodbury noted that in early spring people have the habit of throwing tree and shrub clippings into the channel. In addition there are sometimes pieces of wood, bed spring, sold tires and a few dead animals and birds that come floating down the West Valley View H0C3EYDEHS I II LI I I k |